Topic: GEOGRAPHY
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| Date: | 1100-1200 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Late Latin desertum, from Latin desertus, past participle of deserere 'to desert' |
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des‧ert1
1 [uncountable and countable]SG a large area of land where it is always very hot and dry, and there is a lot of sand : the Sahara Desert This area of the country is mostly desert.
the Sahara DesertThis area of the country is mostly desert.2 [countable] a place where there is no activity or where nothing interesting happens : The railroad yard was a desert now.
The railroad yard was a desert now.! Do not confuse desert and dessert although they have similar spellings.
